Moving to Rockford, Tennessee
Population: 798. Estimated population in July 2024: 813 (+1.9% change)
Males: 385 (48.2%), Females: 413 (51.8%)
Blount County
Zip code: 37853
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $43,816
Median house value: $112,500
Population by Race
Races in Rockford:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (26.9%), English (11.3%), German (10.9%), Irish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rockford
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rockford city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+8.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockford:
- BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MARYVILLE, TN)
- PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LOUISVILLE, TN)
- UNIVERSITY OF TN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockford:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 4 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 102 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 104 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockford:
- KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 10 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: DKX)
- POWELL (about 14 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: 9A2)
- GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 30 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GKT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockford:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 11 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 37 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
Public primary/middle school in Rockford:
- ROCKFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 382; Location: 3728 WILLIAMS MILL RD; Grades: KG – 05)